Pirelli SCORPION ZERO is the awsome tire my friend, and the yellow spider on
the sidewall is Bad Ass.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kyle Vanditmars <kylevan@telus.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 9:57 AM
Subject: DML: New Meats
>
> Alright, gents, this lucky man received a gift from grandma for graduating
> high school and getting into university - a new set of tires for the Dak.
> Luckily she informed me of this previous to my graduation, so I could
smoke
> the current tires almost off. Hey, a guy's gotta show off once in a
while.
> :-) There was a tire discussion a while back that I looked through in the
> archives, but it mainly concerned wet traction and people complaining
about
> the lack of it on the stock Badyears, which aren't on the truck, so I'm
> going to start my own discussion.
>
> Firstly, and most definitely, I am in no way looking for off-road
traction,
> not only is the Dak 4x2, but also the most "off-road" this thing will
likely
> see is the dirt parking lot where I go mountain biking. Second, I won't
be
> hauling anything heavy on any sort of regular basis, so tires with a
"light
> truck" designation aren't required. Third, I live in Vancouver BC,
Canada.
> For those of you who don't know, it rains here, a lot, so good wet
traction
> is important. Last, though not least, I'm looking for decent grip in the
> dry. Oh yeah, they should come in 235/70/15, as that's about as wide as I
> can go on the rims I have (the mags from '92 that look like a pinwheel).
>
> I'm actually looking quite heavily at getting some car radials. Something
> along the lines of BFG Radial T/As, as I have had them on my previous
> vehicle, and found them to be excellent. Any and all suggestions made
along
> the above criteria are most appreciated, and anecdotal evidence is usually
> good. :-)
>
>
>
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